A treatise on the nature and cure of gout and rheumatism : including general considerations on morbid states of the digestive organs some remarks on regimen, and practical observations on gravel / by Charles Scudamore.

  • Charles Scudamore
Date:
1819
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Credit: A treatise on the nature and cure of gout and rheumatism : including general considerations on morbid states of the digestive organs some remarks on regimen, and practical observations on gravel / by Charles Scudamore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    rather oedematous, but not until a few days had elapsed, did he discover the real nature of the disease. In the evening',rig'ors and head-ache took place, and in'the morn- ing’, the great toe was stamped with the true characters of g’OUt. I may state as a general fact, that the gout is more disposed to be mild and regular in its first attack in men, than in women. In one hundred and ninety-eight cases of gout, I have made the following comparison of the parts affected in the first lit: Cases. In the great toe of one foot only 130 In the great toe of each foot ^ 10 In the little toe and the one adjoining 1 In the great toe and instep 3 In the great toe and instep of each foot 2 In the great toe of one foot, and instep of the other.. I In the great toe, instep, and ankle of one foot 1 In each great toe, and each hand 1 In the external side of the foot, and the great toe ... 1 In the external side of one foot, and the greytt toe of the other 1 In the heel, and the great toe I In the ankle of one foot, and the great toe of the other. 1 In the tendo achillis, and the great toe of the same 1 imb 2 In the outer side of one foot 4 In the outer side of each foot 1 In the inner part of the sole of the foot 1 In the heel of one foot ] In the heel of each foot 2 In the heel and instep of the same foot I In the heel of each foot, in each hand, and each elbow I